Bakamuna

Bakamuna (Sinhala: බකමුණ) is a village town in Sri Lanka. It is located within North Central Province.[2] It has many ancient ruins in Sri Lanka[3] such as Buduruwayaya temple, Oru bedi Siyambalawa, and the city is located near Moragahakanda reservoir with Mahaweli River tributary Amban Ganga. At the time of King Mahasen, the village was known as "Bakka amuna - Bakka Dam".

Bakamuna
බකමුණ
Village
Old bridge across the Yodha ela, Bakamuna
Bakamuna
බකමුණ
Coordinates: 7°46′59″N 80°49′6″E
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorth Central Province
DistrictPolonnaruwa District
Government
 • TypeElahera Divisional Secretariat
 • PresidentMr. Ranil Nanayakkara
Area
 • Total349 km2 (135 sq mi)
Population
 (census in 20 March 2012)
 • Total43,915[1]
 • Density125.8/km2 (326/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Time in Sri Lanka)
Postal code
51250
Area code(s)066
Websitefor school = plbmcc.sch.lk/web/

The village is a part of Accelerated Mahaweli Development Project included to "System G" previously, which was renamed as "System Moragahakanda".[4]

The cities around Bakamuna are, Dambulla, Puwakgahaulpota, Elahera, Siyambalawa, Heeratiya, Aththanakadawala, Kalu ganga, Handungamuwa, Damanayaya, Diyabeduma, Atharagallawa, Kottapitiya and Galmulla.[5][6][7][8]

School

The town has school, Mahasen Central College, established on 1 June 1948, under the name "Bakamuna Mahasen Madya Maha Vidyalaya", with the principal R.M Rathnayake. Now the school is separated as primary and secondary sections and both sections have two different principals. In 2019, the school was lifted to National School by the president Maithripala Sirisena.

References
  1. "ELAHERA (Divisional Secretariat in Sri Lanka)". citypopulation.net. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. "Bakamuna NCP". geoview.info. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. "Bike ride from Girithale to Bakamuna". Lakdasun.org. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. "Mahaweli Development programme - System 'G' General Map". mahaweli.gov.lk. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  5. "Bright Poson lights up remote village". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  6. "Monk's death puzzles villagers, as police investigations continue". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. "In protest against a nefarious soldier villages take to streets". gossiplankanews. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  8. "Human – elephant conflict claims a life in Polonnaruwa". Save the Elephants. Retrieved 11 March 2017.


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